Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1                                NCES REF: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain




8     CONCLUSIONS

This Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has been prepared to assess and
manage the degree of potential bushfire risk acting on the proposed Reconfiguration of a Lot
development application (1 into 2) for Lot 2 on RP131369 located at 108 Black Mountain
Range Road, Black Mountain.
A Local Hazard Map has been prepared for the site consistent with the State Planning Policy
– Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Technical Manual – A ‘fit for purpose’ approach in
undertaking natural hazard studies and risk assessments. The Local Hazard Map has
identified that the western extent of the site is located within a Potential Impact Buffer Area
associated with a High Potential Bushfire Intensity Area located offsite to the west.
A bushfire risk assessment has been undertaken in general accordance with AS/NZS ISO
31000:2018 – Risk Management Methodology. The risk assessment identified that the
proposed Lot 2 BLE is exposed to a Likely –Tolerable risk of radiant heat impact in the absence
of additional mitigation measures being employed. The identified risk could be reduced to a
Likely – Acceptable level where all recommendations set herein are adopted.
Overall, the development proposed for the site, in combination with recommendations
referenced herein, is deemed suitable with respect to providing a reasonable level of
protection for people and property within the site.
Bushfire is an extremely serious and often unpredictable phenomenon that requires serious
preparatory planning and decision making to avoid potential damage to infrastructure and or
loss of life. All recommendations made herein have been formulated based on site conditions
at the time of writing and therefore may not be appropriate in the event site conditions change
over time. In this regard, future regrowth of flammable woody vegetation in the west of the site
may trigger the need to install a specific asset protection zone about the dwelling on Lot 2.
Implementation of the bushfire mitigation measures referenced herein is not implied nor
intended to advocate that residents remain on the site during a bushfire event nor that people
and property will be protected from bushfire impact. The measures are intended to reduce
the potential severity of bushfire impact to persons and property and not prevent actual
bushfire impact.
The landowners and site managers are to be responsible for ensuring the measures
prescribed herein are applied and stay up to date with site conditions and industry standards.
Landholders/managers should therefore liaise with Queensland Fire and Rescue Services at
regular intervals (e.g. recommended at least every 5 years).
The first call in the event of a bushfire emergency should always be ‘000’.
8.1       Certification Matters
The following bushfire mitigation measures are to be certified as satisfactorily completed by
the project Bushfire Consultant prior to commencement of the proposed/approved uses on the
site:
      ·    All actionable recommendations set in Section 5 of this report have been implemented
           (i.e. establishment of APZs, landscaping etc.) where practical at the time of
           certification.




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